![The Plastic Ono Band – A conceptual supergroup formed in 1969 before the sad demise of The Beatles a year or so later. George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Klaus Voorman were amongst those who joined the ranks.]()
The Plastic Ono Band – A conceptual supergroup formed in 1969 before the sad demise of The Beatles a year or so later. George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Klaus Voorman were amongst those who joined the ranks.
![Cream – Formed in 1966, Cream are arguably the first supergroup, featuring The Yardbirds’ Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and the inimitable Ginger Baker.]()
Cream – Formed in 1966, Cream are arguably the first supergroup, featuring The Yardbirds’ Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and the inimitable Ginger Baker.
![Emerson, Lake & Palmer – ELP sold a massive 30million albums in a glittering career. Keth Emerson was a member of The Nice, Greg Lake was from King Crimson, while Carl Palmer plied his trade with Atomic Rooster.]()
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – ELP sold a massive 30million albums in a glittering career. Keth Emerson was a member of The Nice, Greg Lake was from King Crimson, while Carl Palmer plied his trade with Atomic Rooster.
![The Good, The Bad & The Queen – What happens when you put members of The Clash, Blur, The Verve and Fela Kuti together? You get a fucking brilliant album, that’s what.]()
The Good, The Bad & The Queen – What happens when you put members of The Clash, Blur, The Verve and Fela Kuti together? You get a fucking brilliant album, that’s what.
![Comic Relief: ‘Perfect Day’ – David Bowie, Bono, Dr John, Elton John, Evan Dando and the original songwriter himself Lou Reed were amongst the acts singing this reworked version of the 1972 ‘Transformer’ classic.]()
Comic Relief: ‘Perfect Day’ – David Bowie, Bono, Dr John, Elton John, Evan Dando and the original songwriter himself Lou Reed were amongst the acts singing this reworked version of the 1972 ‘Transformer’ classic.
![Blind Faith – Seemingly buoyed by the success of Cream, Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker formed another supergroup in 1969 alongside Steve Winwood and Rick Grech.]()
Blind Faith – Seemingly buoyed by the success of Cream, Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker formed another supergroup in 1969 alongside Steve Winwood and Rick Grech.
![Deep End – An extremely short-live charity supergroup formed by The Who’s Pete Townshend in 1985, featuring Dave Gilmour amongst others. Sadly, despite releasing one live album, they split due to a lack of interest and poor sales.]()
Deep End – An extremely short-live charity supergroup formed by The Who’s Pete Townshend in 1985, featuring Dave Gilmour amongst others. Sadly, despite releasing one live album, they split due to a lack of interest and poor sales.
![Electronic – None other than The Smiths’ Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner from New Order. Shame that they spectacularly failed to live up to their former glories!]()
Electronic – None other than The Smiths’ Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner from New Order. Shame that they spectacularly failed to live up to their former glories!
![Crisis - Crisis formed in November 2007 to help the charity of the same name in its drive to fight homelessness and alcoholism, together with Drinkaware.
Beth Ditto, Andy Rourke from The Smiths, Graham Coxon, Paul Weller, The Enemy, New Young Pony Club, Supergrass, Drew from Babyshambles, Ed Harcourt and Pearl Lowe all joined forces.]()
Crisis - Crisis formed in November 2007 to help the charity of the same name in its drive to fight homelessness and alcoholism, together with Drinkaware.
Beth Ditto, Andy Rourke from The Smiths, Graham Coxon, Paul Weller, The Enemy, New Young Pony Club, Supergrass, Drew from Babyshambles, Ed Harcourt and Pearl Lowe all joined forces.
![Band Aid– Organised in 1984 by Midge Ure and Sir Bob “Yes I am holier than thou” Geldof, this was the original and biggest charity supergroup, featuring every pop and rock star of note from the eighties… the mighty Status Quo included!]()
Band Aid– Organised in 1984 by Midge Ure and Sir Bob “Yes I am holier than thou” Geldof, this was the original and biggest charity supergroup, featuring every pop and rock star of note from the eighties… the mighty Status Quo included!
![Audioslave – Their musical output may be of a slightly debatable quality, but there’s no denying the quality of their heritage. Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell teamed with three quarters of Rage Against the Machine for this one.]()
Audioslave – Their musical output may be of a slightly debatable quality, but there’s no denying the quality of their heritage. Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell teamed with three quarters of Rage Against the Machine for this one.
![Crosby, Stills & Nash – Aka David Crosby of The Birds, Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield and Graham Nash from The Hollies. When they were later joined by Neil Young, the line-up was complete.]()
Crosby, Stills & Nash – Aka David Crosby of The Birds, Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield and Graham Nash from The Hollies. When they were later joined by Neil Young, the line-up was complete.
![Grinderman – Producing one eponymous album in 2007, Grinderman is a mouth watering collaboration between Nick Cave, Dirty Three founder Warren Ellis, Ex-Triffids member Martyn Casey and Cramps drummer Jim Scalvunos.]()
Grinderman – Producing one eponymous album in 2007, Grinderman is a mouth watering collaboration between Nick Cave, Dirty Three founder Warren Ellis, Ex-Triffids member Martyn Casey and Cramps drummer Jim Scalvunos.
![Traveling Wilburys – 1988 supergroup featuring the might of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan.]()
Traveling Wilburys – 1988 supergroup featuring the might of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan.
![Them Crooked Vultures - rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2009 by John Paul Jones (former member of Led Zeppelin), Dave Grohl (of Foo Fighters and formerly of Nirvana), and Josh Homme (of Queens of the Stone Age).]()
Them Crooked Vultures - rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2009 by John Paul Jones (former member of Led Zeppelin), Dave Grohl (of Foo Fighters and formerly of Nirvana), and Josh Homme (of Queens of the Stone Age).
![SuperHeavy - a 2011 supergroup consisting of Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Dave Stewart, A. R. Rahman, and Damian Marley. SuperHeavy was Dave Stewart's idea. Inspired by the sounds washing into his home in St Ann's Bay, Jamaica, Stewart urged Jagger to fuse their sound with that of Indian orchestras.]()
SuperHeavy - a 2011 supergroup consisting of Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Dave Stewart, A. R. Rahman, and Damian Marley. SuperHeavy was Dave Stewart's idea. Inspired by the sounds washing into his home in St Ann's Bay, Jamaica, Stewart urged Jagger to fuse their sound with that of Indian orchestras.
![The Dead Weather - American alternative rock supergroup, formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2009. Composed of Alison Mosshart (of The Kills and Discount), Jack White (of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs), Dean Fertita (of Queens of the Stone Age) and Jack Lawrence (of The Raconteurs and The Greenhornes).
The Dead Weather debuted at the opening of Third Man Records' Nashville headquarters on March 11, 2009.]()
The Dead Weather - American alternative rock supergroup, formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2009. Composed of Alison Mosshart (of The Kills and Discount), Jack White (of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs), Dean Fertita (of Queens of the Stone Age) and Jack Lawrence (of The Raconteurs and The Greenhornes).
The Dead Weather debuted at the opening of Third Man Records' Nashville headquarters on March 11, 2009.